Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley predicts Gabriel Bortoleto will have an easier time of it after the F1 summer break.

Bortoleto proved a revelation in recent races as the rookie chalked up his first F1 points at the Austrian Grand Prix, quickly followed by two more top 10s in the three events that followed.

Jonathan Wheatley has been impressed by Gabriel Bortoleto’s progression

It was a slow start to the year for Bortoleto, who won last year’s Formula 2 championship before graduating to F1 with Sauber.

He did so after being released by McLaren after forming part of the squad’s junior driver programme.

His arrival at Hinwil came with limited experience in an F1 car. Bortoleto did not take part in a Friday practice session for McLaren in 2024, nor had he completed extensive milea

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